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Mechanical Engineering Technology (ETME)

This degree requires two years of study (62 hours) to prepare students for careers in both mechanical and manufacturing fields. Graduates can apply credit towards the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering technology. This degree is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

First Semester (12 hours, exclusive of FYE)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 1110

First Year Experience: Mechanical Engineering Technology

1

RHET 1311

Composition I

3

MATH 1302

College Algebra

3

HIST 2311/12 or POLS 1310

American History or American National Government

3

Fine Arts core

3

Second Semester (17 hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 1300

Computer Graphics

3

ETME 2317

Manufacturing Processes

3

ETME 2117

Manufacturing Processes Lab

1

ECET 1404

Circuit Analysis I

4

RHET 1312

Composition II

3

MATH 1303

Trigonometry

3

Third Semester (16 hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 2303

Computer Aided Design

3

ETME 2302

Properties of Materials

3

ECET 3308

Robotics and PLCs

3

PHYS 1321

College Physics I

3

PHYS 1121

College Physics Laboratory I

1

MATH 1311

Applied Calculus I

3

Fourth Semester (17 hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 2333

Advanced Computer Aided Design

3

ETME 3417

Statics & Dynamics

4

PHIL 2320

Ethics & Society1

3

ETME 2320

Fluid Power

3

PHYS 1322

College Physics II

3

PHYS 1122

College Physics Laboratory II

1

1 Program requirement that also satisfies the University humanities core

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology

The baccalaureate degree program requires the completion of two years beyond the associate of science curriculum (121 hours). Students receive a greater depth and breadth of knowledge in the technical field, and more courses are included in the areas of mathematics, writing, and social science. Students choose a technical elective to meet their interests and career objectives. The B.S. degree prepares graduates for entry level professional positions in industry or for graduate studies. This degree is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Fifth Semester (17 hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 3312

Production Systems

3

ETME 3303

Applied Thermal Science

3

ETME 3301

Applied Mechanics of Materials

3

MATH 1312

Applied Calculus II

3

IFSC 1202

Intro to Object Oriented Technology

2

HIST 1311 or 1312

History of Civilization

3

Sixth Semester (16 hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Hours

ETME 3361

Cost Analysis and Estimation

3

ETME 3315

Thermal System Design

3

ETME 3328

Computer Aided Manufacturing

3

CHEM 1402

General Chemistry I

4

RHET 3316 or RHET 3326 or BINS 3380

Writing for Work place, or Technical Writing, or Business Communication

Study of graphics and the types of engineering drawings used in design. Sketching and computer aided design tools are used to create the various types of views needed for design and documentation. Two hours lecture and three hours lab. Three credit hours.

2117. Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

Corequisite: ETME 2317. Introduction to machine shop equipment and work safety; metal fabricating projects, including metal cutting, such as turning, drilling, and milling. Measurement and inspection, welding and assembly. One three-hour lab. One credit hour.

2191. Cooperative Education

Prerequisites: sophomore standing in engineering technology and approval of department’s chairperson; cumulative GPA of 2.50; minimum GPA of 2.30 for previous semester. Industrial experience under supervision of faculty advisor to supplement course work. Students who take this course may not take 2291. Requires at least 240 contact hours on the job. One credit hour.

2291. Cooperative Education

Prerequisites: sophomore standing and approval of department’s chairperson; cumulative GPA of 2.50; minimum GPA of 2.30 for previous semester. Industrial experience under supervision of advisor to supplement course work. Students who take this course may not take 2191. Requires at least 480 contact hours on the job. Two credit hours.

Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in ETME 1300 or CNMG 1305 and basic computer skills, or consent of instructor. A study of 2D and 3D computer aided design software used in industry. Detailed and working drawings, and design documentation using CAD. Importing and exporting CAD data is covered as well as various methods of output. Introduction to 3D modeling. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours.

2310. Applied Statics

Corequisite: MATH 1311. An analysis of force systems applied to rigid bodies at rest. Application of principles on computation of reactions, shears, moments, and forces for simple structures. Centroids and moments of inertia are included. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MATH 1303. Hydraulics and pneumatics; the flow of water, air, and oil; calibration of metering devices; pipe friction; elementary hydraulic tests; friction and energy loss; and devices for making fluid measurements. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours.

2333. Advanced Computer-Aided Design

Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in ETME 2303. Graphic design process using an interactive computer-aided design system. Includes sophisticated functions beyond two-dimensional shape and size description and three-dimensional capabilities of CAD/CAM systems in advanced design situations. Calculation and analysis programs are used to improve the students’ design. Students work on design problems related to their chosen field using the CAD system. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours.

3191. Cooperative Education

Prerequisites: junior standing in engineering technology and approval of department’s chairperson; cumulative GPA of 2.50, minimum GPA of 2.30 for previous semester. Industrial experience under supervision of advisor to supplement course work. Students who take this course may not take 3291. Requires at least 240 contact hours on the job. One credit hour.

3291. Cooperative Education

Prerequisites: junior standing in engineering technology and approval of chairperson; cumulative GPA of 2.50; minimum GPA of 2.30 for previous semester. Work experience related to student objectives under supervision of advisor. Students who take this course may not take 3191. Requires at least 480 contact hours on the job. Two credit hours.

3300. Independent Study

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of assigned topics chosen to develop investigative, analytical, research, or professional skills related to engineering. The student spends 8 to 10 hours per week on the project. The exact hourly commitment depends on the complexity of the project and is agreed on in advance by the student and the instructor. Three credit hours.

3301. Applied Mechanics of Materials

Prerequisites: ETME 2302, a grade of C or greater in ETME 3417, or consent of the instructor. Topics include stress and strain, direct and shearing stresses, torsion, bending, deflection, columns, and riveted, bolted, and welded joints. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: ETME 2317, 3303, and ECET 3308, or consent of instructor. Study of the efficient utilization of energy in manufacturing and industrial applications. Components of an energy conservation program, assessments of existing processes, analysis and application of energy conservation techniques. One hour lecture and five hours lab. Three credit hours.

3306. Solar Energy Systems

Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in ETME 3303. Analysis of solar energy systems and methods of determining the capacity and functional requirements of system elements in terms of applications. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours.

3307. Applied Dynamics

Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in ETME 2310. Topics include scalar treatment of kinematics and kinetics of particles, rigid bodies in planar motion, Newton’s laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, impact, and vibration. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: ETME 2317, ETME 2117, and ETME 1300, or consent of the instructor. Production systems and applications. System planning for products and services. Operational planning, Just-In-Time (JIT), Total Quality Management (TQM), process control, and system management. System analysis and computer simulation. Facility planning. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in ETME 2302. Study of the principles relating crystalline structure to chemical, physical, and electrical properties of metals and alloys. The testing, heat treating, and engineering applications of ferrous and nonferrous alloys are considered. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: grades of C or better in ETME 2117, 2317, or consent of instructor. Need and justification for safety in the work place. Legal aspects of safety and the OSHA Act. Environmental requirements and emission standards. Scope of human factors and safety management. Planning and implementation of safety measures to counteract various industrial hazards such as mechanical, electrical, fire, noise, and toxic substance. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

3319. Plant Layout

Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in ETME 2317. Principles of facilities planning as applied to selection and location of equipment. Batch and continuous flow. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours.

3322. Project Management

Prerequisite: MATH 1302. Study of project planning and scheduling using the network methods as presented by PERT and CPM. Network planning, solution methods, and practical applications. Probabilistic time estimates, resource leveling, cost optimization, and cost control techniques. Includes application of computer solution methods. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

3323. Materials Handling and Plant Layout

Prerequisite: grade of C or better in ETME 2317. Production, distribution and service systems, material flow and the role of material handling. Material handling principles, analysis techniques, and equipment planning. Plant layout and design. The course includes the use of various case studies and the application of computer methods. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

3324. Plastics and Composites

Prerequisite: CHEM 1402 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to plastics part design, materials, production methods, tooling, and equipment. Process cost analysis and optimization. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

3328. Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

Prerequisites: grades of C or better in ETME 2303, 2333, and 2317. A study of the programming standards used in industry to control NC and CNC equipment. G and M codes, as well as specific control commands used in manual program. Computer aided design and manufacturing software to generate part geometry and tool path information. Preparation of final program used by the CNC controllers to machine the designed parts. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: grades of C or better in ETME 2117, 2317; MATH 1302. Statistical foundation for modern quality control. Process control techniques and applications. Product specifications and process capability. Planning and application of acceptance sampling including such plans as the Dodge-Roming, military standards 105 and 414. Computer application problems. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1311 , 1451, or equivalent. Engineering mechanics involving the study of both statics and dynamics. The equilibrium of bodies at rest or moving with constant velocity and bodies that have a change of motion. Four hours of lecture. Four credit hours.

4185. Robotics Laboratory

Prerequisite or corequisite: a grade of C or better in ETME 4385. Robot set-up and programming using control pendant, programmable controllers, ARMBASIC and AML2 languages. Robot capabilities including positioning accuracy, repeatability, and compliance. Robot manufacturing tasks including sorting, machine loading, and assembly. Vision system and applications. One three-hour lab. One credit hour.

4199. Special Technical Topics I

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Designed to meet special needs of students or industry to cover application of technology to specific industrial problems. Meets equivalent of one hour. One credit hour.

4287. Senior Project I

Prerequisite: ETME 3301. Corequisite: ETME 4317. Product design/manufacturing cycle, the design process from market research through production and service, concurrent engineering, design evaluation, and ethics in design and manufacturing. Project selection and planning for the second phase of the senior project to be completed in ETME 4387. Two hours of lecture, One hour lab. Two credit hours.

4309. Production Control

Prerequisite: senior standing. Traditional operations research approach to production control and some of its limitations. Modern role of computer in material requirements planning (MRP). Master scheduling, capacity planning, dispatching, and shop floor control. Forecasting, order quantity planning and inventory management, Just-In-Time production. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Prerequisite: ETME 3315 or consent of instructor. A practicum on the design and operation of mechanical systems for commercial and industrial applications. Thermal processes, waste water, ducts, piping, and other mechanical systems. Plant operation and maintenance. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: grades of C or better in ETME 2117, 2317; senior standing. Design of work methods; time study, performance rating, work sampling and introduction to predetermined and computerized time-data systems. Applications to incentive plans and measured day work. Participative productivity improvement such as gainsharing and quality circles. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours.

Prerequisites: ETME 3312; knowledge of computer programming or consent of instructor. Industrial robots, types, and method of control and programming. Automation and application to various industrial processes. Human factors considerations. Robot system planning and justification. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Three credit hours.

4386. Maintenance Management

Planning, organization, measurement, and control of maintenance activities. The planning, acquisition, and control of replacement parts and maintenance of management information systems. Case studies and project work included. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

4387. Senior Project II

Prerequisites: ETME 3312, 4317, and 4287, or consent of instructor. Design problems obtained from industry, current applied research, or student’s own initiative are researched in advance, and assigned as senior projects. Problems are defined, analyzed, design solved, and a final report presented. Final reports include design calculations, drawings, production plans, and may, depending on the scope of the project, be demonstrated and tested using a prototype. Two hours lecture and three hours lab. Three credit hours.

4388. Manufacturing Systems Design

Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in ETME 4170, senior standing. Manufacturing problems obtained from actual industrial situations are assigned to senior students. Each problem is analyzed, designed, and presented orally and in a formal written report by the student. Student reports include drawings, manufacturing plans, cost, and schedule and may be demonstrated by a prototype whenever possible. One hour lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours.

4195, 4295, 4395. Technology Internship II

Prerequisites: junior standing in engineering technology, cumulative GPA of 2.50, minimum GPA of 2.30 for previous semester, approval of assignment by advisor. Professional experience related to student’s discipline under supervision of advisor. Credit hours based on intership work experience hours. One credit hour (ETME 4185) for an 80 hour work assignment, two credit hours (ETME 4295) for a 160 hour work assignment, and three credit hours (ETME 4395) for 240 hour work assignment. One, two, or three semester credit hours.

4399. Special Technical Topics III

Prerequisite: consent of instructor based on relevance of subject to student career goals. Designed to meet special needs of students or industry to cover application of technology to specific industrial problems. Three credit hours.